Stephen Thompson Stephen Thompson is a host, writer and reviewer for NPR Music and Pop Culture Happy Hour. He appears frequently on All Songs Considered and NPR newsmagazines.
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Our Pop Culture Resolutions and Predictions

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Childish Gambino performs onstage during the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on Sept. 21 in Las Vegas, Nev. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia hide caption

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Black Panther was a hugely successful and groundbreaking addition to the Marvel canon, and one of our clear favorites of 2018. Marvel Studios hide caption

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In Mary Poppins Returns, Jack (Lin-Manuel Miranda) and Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) attempt to help reignite the creative spark of the original Mary Poppins. Jay Maidment/Walt Disney Pictures hide caption

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Mary Poppins Returns: Is It A Jolly Holiday?

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Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman star in The Favourite, a film that puts a big 'ol spin on the often rigid period piece. Yorgos Lanthimos/Fox Searchlight Pictures hide caption

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Switched for Christmas, starring Candace Cameron Bure and Mark Deklin, is just one of many, many Hallmark Holiday movies with casts that look just like this. Jeremy Lee/Hallmark Channel hide caption

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'Tis The Season: We Talk Hallmark Holiday Movies

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Carly Rae Jepsen demonstrates her Christmas prowess at Rockefeller Center in 2015. Peter Kramer/NBC/Getty Images hide caption

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Childish Gambino (left) performs onstage during the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival. Rosalía speaks onstage during the 19th annual Latin GRAMMY Awards. Janelle Monae performs in Los Angeles in June and Kacey Musgraves performs at the 2018 Stagecoach Festival in April. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia; David Becker/Getty Images for LARAS; Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Stagecoach hide caption

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All Songs Considered: The Year In Music 2018

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Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (voiced by Sarah Silverman) take their friendship to the great expanse of the internet in Ralph Breaks the Internet. Disney hide caption

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'Ralph Breaks the Internet': Real Great Or Clickbait?

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Viola Davis and Cynthia Erivo star in Widows, Steve McQueen's surprising new genre film. Merrick Morton/Twentieth Century Fox hide caption

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We will never get tired of Bruce Willis' performance as John McClaine in Die Hard. Getty hide caption

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Die Hard: Welcome To The Podcast, Pal

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Sam Esmail, the creator of Mr. Robot, directs every episode of the new Amazon thriller Homecoming. Amazon hide caption

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